Course Title: Maintain OHS processes

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5289 Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, other drugs and mental health)

Course Title: Maintain OHS processes

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5536C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2012

Course Contact: Xenia Girdler

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4660

Course Contact Email: xenia.girdler@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to access and judiciously use the current best practice and evidence to guide decisions for improving client outcomes

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTOHS400A Maintain OHS processes

Elements:

1. Provide information to the work group

2. Ensure others are able to implement safe work practices

3. Implement OHS participative processes

4. Monitor compliance with work procedures

5. Implement hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control procedures

6. Implement organisation procedures for maintaining OHS records

7. Implement emergency procedures


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

This course will be assessed via a number of class based and work-integrated
tasks.  To be deemed competent in this course you will be required to demonstrate
your skills knowledge and attitude through -

case study - you will be placed into a small working group and assessed on your ability to case manage a fictitious client over the duration of the course

assessment and screening tool - in your small working group you will be required to develop an assessment tool which will provide you with the information required to develop an effective treatment-recovery plan for          your case study client 

self and supervisor assessments

class presentations

direct observation of actual and simulated class based activities